Ch ild s a fety
- Always make sure the seat backrest to which
t he chi ld restraint is installed is in an up-
rig ht position and securely latched into
plac e and can not fold forward . Ot herwise,
t he seat back with t he ch ild safe ty seat at-
tached to it could fly forward in the event of
an accident or other emergency situation.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when-
ever using a child restrained in a veh icle is
being used ¢
page 294. Specia l preca ut ions
apply when installing a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat ¢
page 2 70, Child
restraints on the front seat - some impor-
tant things to know.
Deactivating the convertible locking
retractor
The convertible locking retractor for child
re-
straints will be deactivated automatically when
the bel t is wound all the way back into the re-
tractor .
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Press the red button on the safety belt buckle.
Th@ belt tongue will pop out of the buckl e .
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Guide the safety belt a ll the way back into its
stowed position .
Always let the safety belt retract complete ly into
its stowed position . The safety bel t can now be
used as an ordinary safety belt without the con-
vert ible locking retractor for child restra ints .
If the convert ible locking retractor should be ac-
tiva t ed inadve rtently, t he safe ty belt must be un-
fastened and gu ided completely back into its
stowed position to deact ivate this feature .
If the
convertib le locking retractor is not deact ivated,
the safety belt will gradually become tighte r and
uncomfo rt able to wea r.
A WARNING
-
Improperly installe d child safety seats in-
crease the risk of serio us pe rsonal injury and
death in a collision .
- Never unfasten t he safe ty belt to deactiva t e
the convert ible locking retractor for child re-
straints while the vehicle is moving . You
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wou ld not be rest rained and could be seri-
ously inju red in an acc ident.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when-
ever us ing a child restrained in a vehicle is
be ing used¢
page 294. Special precautions
apply when installing a child safety seat on
the front passenge r seat ¢
page 2 70, Child
restraints on the front seat - some impor-
tant things to know.
LATCH system (lower
anchorages and tethers
for children)
Child Restraint System anchors and how
are they related to child safety
To provide a simp ler and mo re practicab le way to
attach the ch ild restraint on the vehicle seat,
Federal regulations require spec ia l lower ancho-
rages in vehicles and devices on new ch ild re-
straints to attach to the vehicle anchorages .
In the United States, the combination of the
tethe r ancho rages and the lower anchorages is
now generally called t he LATCH system for
"Lower Anchorages and Tethers for Children" . In
Canada, the terms "top tet her" wit h "lower uni-
versa l anchorages " (or "lowe r universa l anchor-
age bars") a re used to des cribe the system .
In other countries the term "ISOFIX" is used to
desc ribe t he lower anchorages .
Forward-facing chi ld restraints manufactured af-
ter September 1, 1999, are required by U.S. fed-
era l regulations to comply with new child head
movement performance req uirements . These
new performance requ irements make a tether
necessary on most new ch ild sea t s.
Installing a ch ild restraint that requires a top
tether wit hout one can se riously impair the per-
fo rmance of the child rest raint and its ab ility to
pro t ect the child in a collision. Installing a child
res t raint t hat requi res a t op t et her wit ho ut t he
top t ether may be a violation of st ate law.
Child restra int manufactu rers offe r LATCH lowe r
ancho rages on t heir child seats with hook-on or ...
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